Updated measures for international arrivals

01 Feb 2022 / Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health has issued a circular updating the measures for travelers arriving from overseas during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Foreign passport holders must now have a minimum of USD 50,000 travel insurance including Covid-19 hospitalisation, valid for duration of their stay + additional 14 days.

Prior to departure for Sri Lanka, travelers aged 12 years and above must have a negative 72-hour PCR OR 48-hour Rapid Antigen report (previously, a negative 72-hour PCR for travelers aged 2 years and above was mandatory).

Children 12 - 18 years who have received a single Pfizer dose taken 2 weeks before departure are considered as fully vaccinated. Travelers who have had a single dose of the vaccine AND have had Covid-19 infection will be treated as fully vaccinated.

Negative OR Positive with CT Value of less than 30 will be accepted (previously, only Negative results were accepted).

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